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noun
The characteristic of being inward or directed towards the inside.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The internal or true state; the essential nature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Synonyms: crux, gist, bowels, sum, brass tacks, core, essence, drift, guts, gravamen, heart, heart and soul, heartstring, heartstrings, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, moral of the story, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts, pith, punctum saliens, quintessence, soul, spirit, stuff, substance, tenor
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noun
Familiarity; intimacy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
Earnestness; heartiness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)- H.R.Finch
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: internality
Antonyms: outwardness
Broader terms: introversion
Narrower terms: spirituality, spiritualism, spiritism, otherworldliness
noun
the quality or state of being inward or internal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: outwardness
Broader terms: position, spatial relation
noun
preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: outwardness
Broader terms: cognitive state, state of mind
noun
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: content, cognitive content, mental object
Narrower terms: bare bones, hypostasis, quiddity, haecceity, quintessence, stuff
History
From Middle English inwardnesse; analysable as inward + -ness.
Across languages
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